Garage Door Repair in Attleboro, MA
Broken spring, loose cable, or an opener that won't respond? Tell us what the door is doing and we'll tell you what's likely wrong and how we'd fix it.
Garage door repair for Attleboro homes
When a garage door stops working, the car is stuck, the house is open, or a 150-pound door is hanging on one cable. Johnny Garage Door Service handles garage door repair in Attleboro, MA, from snapped springs and loose cables to openers that won't respond.
We've been working on garage doors for 30 years. Call and tell us what the door is doing, and we'll talk you through what is likely wrong before anyone arrives.
What is your door doing?
Match the symptom to the likely cause. It's a starting point, not a diagnosis, but it helps you describe the problem when you call.
The door shot up a foot and stopped, or feels impossibly heavy
A broken torsion spring. You may have heard a bang like a firecracker.
Spring replacement with a matched pair, then the door is balanced by hand. Spring repair
One side hangs lower, or a loose cable dangles by the track
A cable has slipped off its drum or frayed through at the bottom bracket.
New cables wound evenly on both drums and tensioned to the spring. Cable repair
Grinding, shaking or a door that jumps its track
Worn or seized rollers, or bent track after a bump.
Rollers replaced, track realigned and hinges checked. Roller repair
The opener runs but the door doesn't move, or it reverses before closing
A stripped drive gear, misaligned safety sensors or a travel limit out of adjustment.
Sensors aligned, limits and force reset, worn gears replaced. Opener repair
Garage door services
See all services →- Spring RepairBroken torsion and extension springs replaced and balanced.
- Opener RepairOpeners that hum, reverse or ignore the remote.
- Cable RepairFrayed, slack or snapped lift cables and drums.
- Roller RepairNoisy, worn or cracked rollers and doors off track.
- Door InstallationNew insulated steel and carriage-style doors.
- Opener InstallationChain, belt and wall-mount openers fitted and set up.
Door stuck open or car trapped inside?
Some problems can't wait for next week. A door stuck open overnight, a car trapped inside before work, or a door that has come off its track all need attention fast. Call, describe what happened, and we'll tell you honestly how soon we can get there and what to do in the meantime.
Until then, keep people and pets clear of the door, leave a broken spring alone, and don't run the opener on a door that is crooked or off track.
Call (508) 709-6644New England weather and your garage door
Attleboro winters are hard on garage doors. Cold stiffens lubricant and puts extra load on tired springs, so the first freezing week often brings a run of broken springs.
Road salt tracked in on tires sits on the garage floor and works its way into bottom brackets, cables and the lowest door section. Rust at the bottom bracket is one of the more common reasons a cable lets go.
Freeze and thaw also move concrete slabs, which leaves gaps under the bottom seal and lets water pool and freeze the door to the floor. A new seal, or an adjusted close limit, usually solves it.
A word on torsion springs
The torsion spring above your door is wound tight enough to lift the full weight of the door. When it breaks, that energy is released in an instant. Loosening the set screws or the winding cone without the right bars can cause serious injury.
If a spring has broken, leave the door where it is, keep the opener unplugged, and call for help.
Garage door repair around Attleboro
Attleboro is home base. We also cover the towns within roughly ten miles, on both sides of the Rhode Island line.
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Can I replace a torsion spring myself?
We'd strongly advise against it. A wound torsion spring stores enough energy to break a wrist or throw a winding bar across the garage. Extension and torsion springs should be handled by someone with proper winding bars and clamps.
Why do garage door springs seem to break in winter?
Steel loses some flexibility in the cold, and a spring that is already near the end of its cycle life is under the most strain on a freezing morning. Many springs are rated for about 10,000 open-and-close cycles, which a busy household can reach in several years.
My door won't close and it's evening. What should I do?
Don't force it with the opener. Pull the red emergency release only if the door is fully down or you are sure the springs are intact. Then call and describe what you see and hear.
Is it worth repairing an older door, or should I replace it?
Springs, cables, rollers and openers can usually be replaced on their own. Replacement starts to make sense when panels are cracked, rusted through or badly dented, or when the door has no insulation and the garage is attached to living space.
Which towns do you cover?
Attleboro and the towns around it, including North Attleborough, Seekonk, Norton, Rehoboth, Plainville, Mansfield and Cumberland, RI.